Area colleges: Baseball: Morris, Eagles stop Monmouth

Thursday

MONMOUTH — A five-run fourth inning and a complete-game pitching performance by Dustin Morris secured a 6-3 win for Robert Morris-Springfield over Monmouth College on Wednesday.

MONMOUTH — A five-run fourth inning and a complete-game pitching performance by Dustin Morris secured a 6-3 win for Robert Morris-Springfield over Monmouth College on Wednesday.

With the game tied 1-1, the Eagles strung together seven hits in their five-run fourth. Tyler Novy (2-for-4, two runs) had a double, and Eddie Roberts added one of his two doubles in the inning. That was enough for Morris, who gave up two earned runs on 10 hits. He struck out five, walked two and improved to 6-2.

Corbin Govaia went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs, and Jonathan Laygo had a pair of hits for the Eagles (22-14).

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